Maybe I did. In the context of channel reorganization it sounded (to me) like channels for being a resource for therapy/mental health. IE: being a channel to chat about one's mental health while in distress.
What Jonah has in mind is something along the lines of a pinned post in a suitable channel that lists a set of crisis, therapy, and mental health resources sorted by Country/Region, not a new channel for Mental Health discussion.
This is exactly along the lines of what I was recommending. It would not be a channel open for talking in. It would be resources that align directly with your local governance for certain topics and help groups to go to in crisis. We would work with our members in these key countries to curate a ideal list for those resources
The thing is though, the 405th has become more than just a Halo costuming repository. It's a Halo costuming community. So many friendships have been formed here. Many people have travelled countries, continents, across the world, to meet fellow members. We've developed our skills together and looked out for each other. For some, the 405th may be the closest peers they have in their lives.
I could be wrong but... Some of the refresh is taking place now and I don't see any issue with creating threads. I've been very vocal for months in everyday chats about making threads and it just hasn't been a concept people are catching on to. Most of the time its someone asking a question and if I'm the first to answer then I make a thread out of it if it seems like something that will be a repeated question searched for by others in the future or benefit many or ongoing issue that should be consolidated. So I don't see a problem with making them so much as educating users to do it.
In general, I think the topic is going to have to opened to the wider community outside this current thread as you are finding out/knew, there is a WHOLE lot of nuance in designing something like this. It will be tailored by the community, for the community. We will have to see what sticks and works for this type of addition as I wanna make sure it fulfills a need the community may need.
If only we could gather those threads onto a website for repeated viewing, and just share the link directly.
I don't have words for this. Well done.
Yeah - Since #General doesn't get used per the channel intended description (General 405th chat but instead is more like a lobby for general _overall_ chat.
